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05/17/2012
Dorothy Medin, a real-life Rosie the Riveter, longtime Vladimir’s chef and devoted great-great-grandmother who always put her family, animals and garden first, passed away on April 16 at age 90. She spent her final days in the Inverness home she shared with her children and grandchildren for more than half...

05/17/2012
A 43-foot commercial salmon trawler ran aground at Limantour Beach, south of Coast Camp, just after sunrise on Tuesday. Captain Duncan MacLean, who said he was coming in to anchor when he “fell asleep at the buoy and woke up on the beach,” walked over three miles to the Point...

05/10/2012
The Interior Department’s Inspector General will begin a preliminary investigation of possible fraud by National Park Service staff in relation to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Drake’s Bay Oyster Company, a spokesperson for the office said. The inquiry, which comes in response to a complaint filed by Dr. Corey...

05/10/2012
The West Marin Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate last Tuesday between Steve Kinsey and Diane Furst, competitors for District Four’s supervisorial seat. A dozen prepared questions were discussed in the first hour, and the audience asked many others in the second half. Among the topics were the Countywide Plan...

05/10/2012
The Marin Community Foundation is partnering with Lucasfilm to explore options for the development of affordable housing on Grady Ranch. “We are thrilled that George Lucas is seeing this as an opportunity to address one of the most critical issues in Marin County—making it possible for a broad range of...

05/10/2012
After 75 years, the iconic bridge leading to San Francisco will have its own visitor center. Painted the same shade of orange and spanning over 3,500 square feet, the “bridge pavilion” will house a collection of interpretive displays, gifts and keepsakes, models of the bridge and historic artifacts, including a...

05/10/2012
Powered by the collaborative efforts of county staff, city representatives, community providers and members, Marin County’s Homeless Policy Steering Committee has embarked on an update of its 10-year plan to prevent and end homelessness. The original plan, drafted in 2006, covered coordinating and improving access to services, outreach and education,...

05/03/2012
In what could be a first step towards universal, publicly-funded preschool for the Bolinas-Stinson Union School District, the board of trustees adopted resolutions on Tuesday expressing their commitment to including the two Bolinas and Stinson preschools in the district and authorizing an ad hoc facilities committee to begin work assessing...

05/03/2012
West Marin and Fairfax have filed a motion with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) urging Pacific Gas & Electric to delay the installation of smart meters in their communities until a community-wide opt-out program is offered. “The Board of Supervisors has joined this effort to insist that CPUC refrain...

05/03/2012
The Marin County Community Development Agency announced it was awarded a $750,000 grant for the second phase of the Marshall Community Wastewater System, which will add 20 homes and Tony’s Restaurant to the existing wastewater project. “[T]he partnership overcame an almost impossible deadline to be successful in this highly competitive...